The Corralitas Red Car Property was a private right-of-way through Silver Lake (Los Angeles) for the Pacific Electric interurban streetcar. The “Big Red Cars” ran until 1955 when the Glendale Line was decommissioned for freeway construction. For almost 40 years, a series of developers tried and failed to develop the Corralitas Red Car Property. It's not a park, it just looks like one.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Photo: Esteban Gonzalez, July 8, 2015. This is why the Corralitas Neighborhood Watch tries warn neighbors via email to move their cars in advance of heavy equipment moving up & down the hill for construction sites. (Click on photos to enlarge.)

Photo: Esteban Gonzalez, July 8, 2015. It usually takes some work to get around the first curve on Corralitas - even when the cars are cleared from the area. The developer has been giving us notice of deliveries & parking needs to keep a lane of traffic open at his site at the top of the public staircase.

Photo: Esteban Gonzalez, July 8, 2015. Today, there was a mix up on my end and I apologize for not getting word out sooner. According to Gonzalez, the driver was a real pro and managed not to hit any fences on this corner on the way up the hill on Corralitas Drive.

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Community Residents’ Association for Parks is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 1997 by our Silver Lake neighborhood. We are dedicated to acquisition and preservation of the Corralitas Red Car Property as a park in partnership with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.
Contact: redcarproperty@gmail.com

Community Residents’ Association for Parks is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 1997 by our Silver Lake neighborhood. We are dedicated to acquisition and preservation of the Corralitas Red Car Property as a park in partnership with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.